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This article showcases Startup Pill’s top picks for the best waste managment startups. These startups are taking a variety of approaches to innovating inside of the waste managment industry and around the world. They are all exceptional startups well worth a follow.
We selected these startups for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
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1. Zero Grocery
The idea behind this startup: Zero Grocery provides a convenient zero-waste grocery delivery service.
Headquarters: Berkeley, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Goods, Delivery Service, Grocery, Waste Management
Founders: Zuleyka Strasner
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]2. Greyparrot
The idea behind this startup: AI-based computer vision solutions to power next generation robotics and smart systems for the waste management industry
Headquarters: London, England, United Kingdom
Industries: Artificial Intelligence, B2B, Computer Vision, Information Technology, Machine Learning, Recycling, Software, Waste Management
Founders: Ambarish Mitra, Marco Paladini, Mikela Druckman, Nikola Sivacki
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]3. Trash Warrior
The idea behind this startup: Trash Warrior is a developer of an enterprise application platform created for enterprise insurance and financial services.
Headquarters: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Information Technology, Internet, Mobile Apps, Software, Waste Management
Founders: Lily Shen, Lumin Chen
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]4. Equis
The idea behind this startup: Equis is renewable energy and waste infrastructure, developer.
Headquarters: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
Industries: Infrastructure, Recycling, Renewable Energy, Waste Management
Founders: Unknown
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]5. 2B0
The idea behind this startup: 2B0 is patented technology that integrates Sustainability as a Platform (SaaP) solutions for residential and commercial applications.
Headquarters: Menlo Park, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Electronics, Consumer Goods, Consumer Software, Green Consumer Goods, Information Technology, Internet of Things, Recycling, Sustainability, Waste Management
Founders: Milorad Arsovic, Stephen Peer
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]6. Agricycle
The idea behind this startup: Agricycle transforms food waste and agricultural byproducts into all-natural and organic CPG brands.
Headquarters: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Industries: Agriculture, Food and Beverage, Food Processing, Product Management, Sustainability, Waste Management
Founders: Claire Friona, Jacob Foss, Jen Kuhn, Joshua Shefner, Patrick Nderitu
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]7. Lidbot
The idea behind this startup: IOT Sensors in Waste/Recycling Bins.
Headquarters: Delaware City, Delaware, United States
Industries: Internet of Things, Sensor, Smart Building, Waste Management
Founders: Alexander Lehnert, Andrzej Miller, Ham Karami
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]8. Phoenix Tailings
The idea behind this startup: Founded to bring a new level of sustainability and efficiency to the mining industry by enabling new sources of primary metals.
Headquarters: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Industries: Advanced Materials, CleanTech, Industrial, Manufacturing, Mining, Natural Resources, Sustainability, Waste Management
Founders: Unknown
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]9. Ellipsis Earth
The idea behind this startup: Ellipsis Earth specializes in detecting, categorising and tracking plastic waste in the environment and throughout supply chains
Headquarters: London, England, United Kingdom
Industries: Drones, Information Technology, Waste Management
Founders: Ellie Mackay
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]10. Blue Horizon Ventures
The idea behind this startup: Blue Horizon Ventures operates as a food technology-focused venture capital fund.
Headquarters: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
Industries: Agriculture, Financial Services, Food and Beverage, Food Processing, Organic Food, Sustainability, Venture Capital, Waste Management
Founders: Michael Kleindl, Roger Lienhard
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]11. EnviCore Inc.
The idea behind this startup: Tailings Treatment, Industrial Wastewater Treatment, R&D Company
Headquarters: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Industries: CleanTech, Mining, Natural Resources, Oil and Gas, Sustainability, Waste Management, Water Purification
Founders: Shahrukh Shamim
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]12. GKAT Reclamation
The idea behind this startup: GKAT Reclamation is providing an ecologically safe recycling method and lowering your carbon footprint.
Headquarters: Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Industries: Recycling, Renewable Energy, Waste Management
Founders: Unknown
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]13. Ways2H
The idea behind this startup: Ways2H develops technology to convert waste into clean hydrogen fuel.
Headquarters: Long Beach, California, United States
Industries: Renewable Energy, Waste Management
Founders: Unknown
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]14. Oxyle
The idea behind this startup: OxyleI is a developer of a novel technology to degrade hazardous micropollutants from wastewater, such as pesticides, chemicals etc.
Headquarters: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
Industries: Environmental Consulting, Waste Management
Founders: Fajer Mushtaq, Silvan Staufert
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]15. Solute Smart
The idea behind this startup: Solute Smart is a custom engineering company regarding refrigeration systems, industrial water treatment, and general filtration technology.
Headquarters: Olathe, Kansas, United States
Industries: Environmental Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Waste Management
Founders: Unknown
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]16. The Littery
The idea behind this startup: The Littery is an environmental services company that recycles plastic pollution into e-lottery tickets.
Headquarters: Riga, Riga, Latvia
Industries: Internet of Things, Waste Management
Founders: Michael Manniche
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]17. Octopus
The idea behind this startup: Octopus is a new waste management application to efficiently collect & connect valuable waste to recycling industry
Headquarters: Makassar, Sulawesi Selatan, Indonesia
Industries: Big Data, Information Technology, Waste Management
Founders: Dimas Ario, Moehammad Ichsan, Musawwir Muhtar, Niko Adi Nugroho, Rizki Mardian
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]18. Cocoboards
The idea behind this startup: Cocoboards transforms agricultural byproducts into sustainable and affordable bio-based materials.
Headquarters: Biel, Bern, Switzerland
Industries: Building Material, Sustainability, Waste Management
Founders: Unknown
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]19. Kalea
The idea behind this startup: The Kalea kitchen composter turns kitchen waste into nourishing compost in 48 hrs, odorless and with safe handling.
Headquarters: Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
Industries: Food Processing, Manufacturing, Organic Food, Waste Management
Founders: Christian Gärtner, Johannes Luschitz, Patrick Nennewitz, Patrick Nennewitz
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]20. Plastogaz
The idea behind this startup: Plastogaz is a company specializing in natural gas production from waste resources.
Headquarters: Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
Industries: Oil and Gas, Renewable Energy, Waste Management
Founders: Antoine van Muyden, Felix Bobbink, Wei-Tse Lee
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]21. SPRK.global
The idea behind this startup: SPRK.global is an AI-enabled distribution platform for connecting food oversupply with demand partners by considering NGOs.
Headquarters: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Food and Beverage, Waste Management
Founders: Unknown
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]22. Concular
The idea behind this startup: Platform is digitalizing the process of circular construction material procurement
Headquarters: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Industries: Construction, Green Building, GreenTech, Recycling, Sustainability, Waste Management
Founders: Dominik Campanella, Julius Schäufele, Marc Haines
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]23. DAUR
The idea behind this startup: Waste Management to Renewable Energy
Headquarters: Unknown
Industries: Renewable Energy, Waste Management
Founders: Unknown
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]24. geoFluxus
The idea behind this startup: GeoFluxus is an academic spin-off company that specializes on research projects.
Headquarters: Unknown
Industries: Data Visualization, Geospatial, Information Technology, Mapping Services, Waste Management
Founders: Rusne Sileryte
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]25. AMTR Scientific
The idea behind this startup: AMTR Scientific provides an integrated method for treating a wide range of industrial waste waters.
Headquarters: Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
Industries: Industrial, Manufacturing, Waste Management, Water, Water Purification
Founders: Edward Brook-Levinson
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]26. Byprotex GmbH
The idea behind this startup: B2B marketplace for trading animal by-products and plant-based materials.
Headquarters: Munich, Bayern, Germany
Industries: AgTech, Animal Feed, B2B, Biofuel, Marketplace, Supply Chain Management, Sustainability, Trading Platform, Waste Management
Founders: Andi Wieser
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]27. Prakriti Biosystems Engineering
The idea behind this startup: Prakriti Biosystems Engineering is a provider of decentralized food waste/kitchen waste/municipal solid waste biomethanation solutions.
Headquarters: Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Industries: Biotechnology, Waste Management
Founders: Disha Ahuja
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]28. Waterhound Futures Limited
The idea behind this startup: Cloud-based SaaS forecasting modelling tool for performance optimisation of water and wastewater treatment systems and processes.
Headquarters: Farnham, Surrey, United Kingdom
Industries: Environmental Engineering, Industrial, SaaS, Software, Waste Management, Water
Founders: Unknown
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]29. Basestation
The idea behind this startup: Helping dumpster bin rental companies automate their hauling operations with simple, easy-to-use software.
Headquarters: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Industries: Information Technology, SaaS, Software, Waste Management
Founders: Alex Tushinski
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]30. Rapel
The idea behind this startup: On-demand waste collection in Indonesia
Headquarters: Tangerang, Jawa Barat, Indonesia
Industries: Waste Management
Founders: Anang Widarso, Berthy Erydani Jacob, Budi Susianto Prasetyo
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]31. CTX Dumpsters
The idea behind this startup: Austin Metro Area Roll Off Dumpster Rental and Waste Management Company
Headquarters: Unknown
Industries: Waste Management
Founders: Unknown
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]32. WLabku
The idea behind this startup: Waste Management to Animal Feed Stock
Headquarters: Unknown
Industries: Animal Feed, Waste Management
Founders: Unknown
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]33. Loopworm
The idea behind this startup: Waste to Protein
Headquarters: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Industries: AgTech, Animal Feed, Biotechnology, Farming, Pet, Waste Management
Founders: Unknown
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]34. CorNatural
The idea behind this startup: CorNatural develops bio-based sustainable products to offer a range of natural products.
Headquarters: London, England, United Kingdom
Industries: Natural Resources, Recycling, Sustainability, Waste Management
Founders: Paulo Puterman, Rodrigo Ledesma-Amaro
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]35. Mobius Materials
The idea behind this startup: The trusted marketplace for buying and selling preowned electronic components
Headquarters: Unknown
Industries: Electronics, Marketplace, Sustainability, Waste Management
Founders: Unknown
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]36. Zero – Online Zero Waste Store
The idea behind this startup: Zero is an India’s premium online zero waste store. We provide ethical products which is plastic free, chemical free and cruelty free.
Headquarters: Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Industries: E-Commerce, Waste Management
Founders: Naman Sharma
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]37. Cuppy
The idea behind this startup: Cuppy is an initiative to reduce single-use cup and lid waste in Metro Vancouver.
Headquarters: Unknown
Industries: Communities, Manufacturing, Waste Management
Founders: Unknown
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]38. Waste2ES
The idea behind this startup: Imagine the power to create value from food waste
Headquarters: Hemel Hempstead, Hertford, United Kingdom
Industries: Clean Energy, Sustainability, Waste Management
Founders: Unknown
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]39. Scrapiro
The idea behind this startup: Track Scrap from its creation and get it to be recycled through Scrapiro Platform.
Headquarters: Jakarta, Jakarta Raya, Indonesia
Industries: Big Data, Internet of Things, Waste Management
Founders: Tommy Hartono
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]40. Mycelium
The idea behind this startup: Mycelium is a biotechnology company that uses mushroom mycelium to convert plant waste into sustainable products used in packaging.
Headquarters: El-qurein, Ash Sharqiyah, Egypt
Industries: Biotechnology, Packaging Services, Waste Management
Founders: Unknown
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]41. We Recycle Solar
The idea behind this startup: Pioneer in Solar Value Recovery
Headquarters: Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Industries: Environmental Consulting, Environmental Engineering, Recycling, Renewable Energy, Solar, Waste Management
Founders: Unknown
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]42. eeho
The idea behind this startup: eeho is a mobile app working as a wastage control, a crowdfunding platform for Talent/Health/Education and an e-commerce platform.
Headquarters: New Delhi, Delhi, India
Industries: Crowdfunding, Waste Management
Founders: Ashu Bisht
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]43. recircular
The idea behind this startup: recircular is an active platform that connects businesses for the valorization of waste as raw materials.
Headquarters: Unknown
Industries: Environmental Consulting, Recycling, Waste Management
Founders: Patricia Astrain
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44. At Quest Sustainability Services
The idea behind this startup: At Quest Sustainability Services provides environmental services such as urban farming, water conservation and waste management.
Headquarters: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Industries: Environmental Consulting, Farming, Waste Management
Founders: Unknown
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45. Dog & Whistle Inc.
The idea behind this startup: Dog & Whistle crafts dog food from 100% unused natural whole foods
Headquarters: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Industries: Food Delivery, Information Technology, Pet, Sustainability, Waste Management
Founders: Eric Adams
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46. Avanz@
The idea behind this startup: Avanz@ provides telecommunications and electronic waste management services.
Headquarters: Priego De Córdoba, Andalucia, Spain
Industries: Electronics, Telecommunications, Waste Management
Founders: Unknown
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47. S&W InfraTech
The idea behind this startup: S&W InfraTech is a solid waste management, air pollution mitigation, and water treatment company.
Headquarters: New Delhi, Delhi, India
Industries: Pollution Control, Waste Management, Water
Founders: Unknown
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48. Scrapays
The idea behind this startup: Scrapays is a Cleantech Startup, Fusing Recycling, Technology and Finance.Uses technology to facilitate a decentralized recovery model of recyclable waste in developing nations.
Headquarters: Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
Industries: Information Technology, Recycling, Waste Management
Founders: Boluwatife Arewa, Tope Sulaimon
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49. Polycarbin
The idea behind this startup: A modern-day resource management platform reimagining the future of plastics and their role within the life sciences.
Headquarters: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Industries: Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Waste Management
Founders: Unknown
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50. WirEntsorgen Entrümpelung München
The idea behind this startup: Clearabee is a Germany waste management company.
Headquarters: München, Bayern, Germany
Industries: Waste Management
Founders: Unknown
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51.Hansa Environmental Solutions (opc) Private Limited
The idea behind this startup: Environmnetal consultants
Headquarters: Tirupur, Tamil Nadu, India
Industries: Environmental Consulting, Environmental Engineering, Waste Management
Founders: Logesh Chenniappan
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51.Hansa Environmental Solutions (opc) Private Limited
The idea behind this startup: Environmnetal consultants
Headquarters: Tirupur, Tamil Nadu, India
Industries: Environmental Consulting, Environmental Engineering, Waste Management
Founders: Logesh Chenniappan
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46. De Clique
The idea behind this startup: De Clique is a company that collects wastes and uses it as a local raw material for local products.
Headquarters: Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Industries: Environmental Engineering, Recycling, Waste Management
Founders: Unknown
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47. Quaadbotics
The idea behind this startup: Quaadbotics provides solutions for precision agriculture, restaurants, cloud kitchens, and garbage sorting.
Headquarters: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Industries: Agriculture, Renewable Energy, Waste Management
Founders: Unknown
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46. Dumposaurus Dumpsters & Rolloff Rental
The idea behind this startup: Austin Texas Roll Off Dumpster Rental and Waste Management Company
Headquarters: Austin, Texas, United States
Industries: Environmental Consulting, Waste Management
Founders: Shawn Mansur
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55. Warranium Energy
The idea behind this startup: Warranium Energy is a leading plant engineering company for industrial water & wastewater treatment and renewable energy based in India.
Headquarters: New Delhi, Delhi, India
Industries: Clean Energy, Energy, Environmental Consulting, Environmental Engineering, Recycling, Renewable Energy, Solar, Waste Management, Water Purification, Water Transportation
Founders: Unknown
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56. Aspire Australia
The idea behind this startup: Aspire Australia is a digital tool supports a social business network, deployed across a region.
Headquarters: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Industries: Environmental Engineering, Renewable Energy, Waste Management
Founders: Unknown
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57. Go Green
The idea behind this startup: Go Green offers environmental management services.
Headquarters: Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt
Industries: Environmental Engineering, Waste Management
Founders: Unknown
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58. the fortunate planet
The idea behind this startup: The fortunate planet is where people and technology meet to solve global challenges – together.
Headquarters: Baar, Zug, Switzerland
Industries: Apps, Gaming, Recycling, Waste Management
Founders: Unknown
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59Foodless
The idea behind this startup: An android app that helps users reduce food waste with features like barcode and expiration date scanning
Headquarters: Unknown
Industries: Food and Beverage, Grocery, Waste Management
Founders: Danielius Ašmontas
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60Reklima
The idea behind this startup: Reklima provides a circular-economy solution for the waste industry and renewable energy.
Headquarters: Tønsberg, Vestfold, Norway
Industries: Agriculture, Energy, Farming, Waste Management
Founders: Unknown
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61. Bouddi
The idea behind this startup: Bouddi is a brand of environmentally friendly products.
Headquarters: Kensington, South Australia, Australia
Industries: E-Commerce, Recycling, Waste Management
Founders: Unknown
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62. YIMBY
The idea behind this startup: YIMBY provides waste management products & solutions.
Headquarters: Panjim, Goa, India
Industries: Service Industry, Waste Management
Founders: Unknown
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63. Asha Jyoti Environmental Technology
The idea behind this startup: Foul Smell Removing & Organic Waste Decomposing
Headquarters: Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India
Industries: Consulting, Waste Management
Founders: Unknown
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64. RUGO Energy
The idea behind this startup: Green Energy Company
Headquarters: Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana
Industries: Oil and Gas, Waste Management
Founders: Rudolf Schirmer Ampofo-Domfeh
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65. More Than Waste
The idea behind this startup: More Than Waste specializes in producing sustainable products with unique design out of plastic waste material.
Headquarters: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands
Industries: Manufacturing, Recycling, Waste Management
Founders: Unknown
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